AAI Charity Foundation, Inc. (formerly known as Rico Brizuela Foundation, Inc.) was registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission as a non-stock, non-profit corporation on July 8, 2003. It is the philanthropic arm of AAI Worldwide Group of Companies[1] in recognition of its corporate social responsibility. It is a family/corporate and grant-making Foundation. Its main office is located at AAI Freight Management Center, Kaingin Road, Multinational, Parañaque City. The foundation has 1 regular staff, 5 regular volunteers from the parent Company and 11 members of the Board of Trustees.
Its purposes (V-M-G), among others, are “to be an advocate, supporter, promoter, initiator, funder and provider of philanthropic services for human development and social welfare to seriously depressed communities”. The Foundation’s programs/projects now focus on the following areas: Humanitarian & Health; Education & Environment; Livelihood; Poverty Alleviation and Sports Development. Geographical scope of programs: Bicol & NCR.
It was certified for 1 year on March 12, 2005 and which ended on March 13, 2006. On its renewal, it was certified for 3 years on October 4, 2017 which ended on October 3, 2010.[2]
[1] The Airlift Asia Inc. (AAI) started in 1981 as an airfreight forwarding company in a 50 sqm office with 5 employees. It now has more than 500 employees with a combined warehouse space of approximately 51 hectares with coordinating offices in almost every key city in the Philippines. It has established a global network.
[2] The reason for non-renewal of PCNC certification was the lack of personnel to attend to the foundation’s papers since the retirement of the volunteer Executive Director.
